Qualcomm, the leading US chip manufacturing firm on Monday signed a 3G and 4G patent licence agreement with India-based technology firm Smartron under which, the home-grown manufacturer now has a royalty-bearing patent license to manufacture and sell WCDMA, CDMA2000, and 4G/LTE devices.
Jim Cathey, senior vice president & president, Asia Pacific & India, Qualcomm, on the partnership said, “Qualcomm is passionate about innovation and is committed to help enable Prime Minister Modi's Make in India vision and lay the foundation for a Digital India. We are thrilled to enable Smartron in its mission to create technologies that advance the mobile industry.”
The companies have also announced to collaborate on other critical calibrations required for smart devices including early technology access and advancements in camera testing and tuning.
Mahesh Lingareddy, Founder and Chairman, Smartron India Pvt Ltd said, “We are excited to collaborate with a global technology leader like Qualcomm to bring new and powerful products that delight our customers. As India's first premier technology OEM and IoT brand, we are committed to developing next generation of smart devices based on our tronX platform to deliver intelligent experiences to our customers.”
Jon Han, senior vice president, Qualcomm Incorporated and general manager, Qualcomm Technology Licensing said, “We are pleased to enable Smartron to create compelling products with our industry leading mobile technologies. It is exciting to see inventions created by our dedicated R&D investment transform people's lives through mobile devices created by OEMs like Smartron.”